User:Edelweisserika20000/Zhırenshe sheshen

Zhirenshe-sheshen (from KAZ. sheshen — eloquent) — the character of the Kazakh folklore, the famous witty-speaker. Its probable prototype lived in the XV century in the era of formation of the Kazakh khanate. The name of Zhirenshe in the Kazakh folklore is used as a symbol of extraordinary intelligence and eloquence.

General information
According to legends and stories, Zhirenshe sheshen lived in the time of Zhanibek Khan, the second ruler of the Kazakh khanate. However, in historical documents about the environment of Zhanibek Khan there is no data about a man with the same name.

Legends and stories about Zhirenshe-sheshen are found in the Kazakh folklore, since the XV—XVI centuries. In the prevailing tradition, he appears in several qualities. In some cases, Zhirenshe is a wise vizier and a friend of Zhanibek Khan, who helps him to rule the country. However, in other cases, Zhirenshe, on the contrary, shows the features of the trickster and appears as a rival of the Khan, defeating the ruler prone to injustice with a bright mind and wisdom. The greatest fame in modern times had received a humorous personal sketches about the resourcefulness Zhirenshe — good and just counselor of ordinary people.

Widely known story about marriage Zhirenshe and Karashash girls are not inferior to him in mind[2] and became his second wife. Karakoz, the first wife of Zhirenshe[3], according to legend, descended from the Ramadan clan of the Zhetyru tribe of the Younger Zhuz.

Zhirenshe's wisdom
Al-Janibek sent Zhirenshe to explore the area, where it would be possible to migrate with village. When Zhirenshe went, he was joined by an elderly man on a Karem Pacer. Upon the way Zhirenshe said:

- Давайте закипит деревянный котел!

When we drove a little more, Zhirenshe said::

— Let's replace thin horses with fat ones!

The man who rode beside him said::

- Как глупо! У нас есть жирные лошади?

They reached a river. Comrade sent Zhirenshe to learn ford. Zhirenshe went, came back and said:

- Saw the two ford: one far away, but close; the other close, but far away.

Friend says:

- You're stupid! Say, far away, but close enough; close, but far away. Show me a close ford!

Zhirenshe showed him a close ford, and he went to the far one. Zhirenshe soon crossed the river,

and for a close ford was a swamp, the old man got stuck and forced to get to the shore. Out of the mud, let's go

together again. We met a large herd. Zhirenshe said:

— The cattle of a rich man who has a lot of children.

Drove up to another herd, Zhirenshe again said:

— This rich man has no children.

Go further. A large white Yurt appeared on the road. The girl came out of the Yurt, the daughter of the companion Zhirenshe. She always met her father and held the horse when he dismounted.

Zhirenshe went on.

Daughter asked my father, who is this companion? Father told the daughter:

— He is a foolish man, my daughter!

— What did he say stupid? the daughter asked.

"When we left Janibek,— my father said,— he offered to boil a wooden cauldron.

Is it possible to boil in a wooden pot? Then he said, "let's Leave the thin horses and get on

fatty.» No fat horses. Then said still, that there is two Ford, one far, but close, the other

close but far. Isn't that ridiculous? The daughter listened to his father and says:

--

He is a clever man, and you, father — stupid! A wooden cauldron to boil, meant to smoke

tube. Leave the thin horses, sit on the fat meant: feed the horses. Ford close, but

far, so he's close, but thin, muddy; distant, but close — then up to him further, but

he's more comfortable crossing the river. At the Baia one of the herd, and many children did he find out because the herd all

the horses were thin, worn-out: about your herd he said that the owner has no children, because all

the horses, he saw, were fat. This is a smart man, he needs to be called into the house and treated.

-Go yourself and invite me,— said my father. Girl caught Zhirenshe and brought to your Yurt.

I treated him. During the meal, Zhirenshe looked at the girl and stroked his mustache, the girl stroked one braid.

Zhirenshe stroked his beard — the girl stroked her hair. Zhirenshe bent his fingers into a fist — they made him a bed. Went to bed. When the father of the girl fell asleep, Zhirenshe went to the daughter of the owner and

says:

- I stroked the mustache, then I asked, will you give me your father, if I give the cattle as much,

how much hair is in my mustache.

"And I stroked one braid,— said the girl,— which means my father won't give me even that much."

cattle, how many stripes in my spit.

"I stroked my beard," continued Zhirenshe, " with this, and wanted to ask if your father would give you for

as many cattle as there are hairs in my beard. "Not even for as much," said the girl, " as for

my head hair.

-

How will I take you? - asked then Zhirenshe. Do you have cattle? asked the damsel. -

There is only one grey bull. zhirenshe replied. "Slay that bull," said the girl. - Bring meat.

to our Yurt and hide it in different places of the Yurt. Then go to the Khan, tell him to call the detective, tell him,

that you've lost your white bull. and ask to search all the people, and after all let will search our Yurt.

My father is a coward. He might be afraid to marry me off to you.

Zhirenshe did so,as the damsel said:: searched all the people, went to the father of the child

and found meat in his Yurt. Took away the owner and noveli to the Khan. He got scared and says:

- I'll give all my cattle, just let go!

"I won't let you go," says Zhirenshe. The owner promised to give all the property, but Zhirenshe did not agree.

- What will you take? he asked Zhirenshe.

Give it to daughter! - said Zhirenshe. The owner of the white Yurt was ready to give his daughter Zhirenshe. The girl's name was Karashash, which means black hair. Zhirenshe married her.